Metro FM Music awards ... the beat goes on

Mafikizolo won the best group, best African pop album and best produced album awards for Reunited at the Metro FM Music awards in Durban on Saturday evening.

The theme for the 13th annual music awards was "Celebrating 20 Years of Beat", and featured performances by Thebe, who sang Groovers Prayer, and Zola with Unathi Msengana performed Sana Lwami.

The stripped-down stage at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Conference Centre featured some screens and minimal lighting, and there was no live band this year.

Oskido Mdlongwa received a lifetime achievement award and shared the best collaboration and song of the year award with Professor and DJ Bucks for Uhuru’s hit song Y-Tjukuja.

Robbie Malinga won a lifetime achievement award.

Some in the audience felt that hosts' Phat Joe and Pear Thusi jokes fell flat and focussed mainly on Boity and her photograph in the Marie Claire Naked issue.

Phat Joe and fellow rapper AKA then performed a song alongside DreamTeam and Xhosa rapper iFani.

The audience were brought to their feet when Zola with Unathi Msengana, Trompies, Thebe, Mandoza sung a medley of kwaito hits from the early nineties.

Winners

Best African pop album

Mafikizolo – Reunited

Best compilation album

Euphonik – For the Love of House Vol.
5

Best dance album

Heavy K – Respect the Drumboss 2013

Best female artist

DJ Cndo – Finest Lady of House Vol. 5

Best produced album

Mafikizolo – Reunited

Best duo/group

Mafikizolo – Reunited

Best hit single

Khuli Chana – Mnatebawen

Best styled artist

Vusi Nova

Best urban jazz album

Nomfundo – Kusile

Best kwaito Album

Character – Self Control

Best male artist

Culoe De Song – Exodus

Best newcomer

Happy – Ahead of Time

Best R'nB album

Danny K – Good Look

Best urban gospel album

Takie Ndou – Palmist

Best collaboration

Uhuru ft Oskido, Professor, DJ Bucks – Y-Tjukuja

Song of the year

Uhuru – Y-Tjukuja

Lifetime achievement awards

Robbie Malinga

Oskido Mdlongwa

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